MEET YOUR STRATEGISTS

No.9 is a premier team of marketing and brand strategists. Our team ranges from senior design professionals, to former CMOs, to revenue driving sales & marketing leaders that have experience generating authentic stories, brands and engagement for some of the most successful consumer brands and for our clients.


  • Award winning brand builder, CMO and strategist. Kiana Anvaripour brings over 20+ years of consumer marketing experience, building premium international brands in fashion, beauty, wellness, CPG and more. Her years as a founder and in leadership have given her expertise in creative brand development, content production , partnerships, programming, wholesale and direct-to-consumer business models, retail expansion, e-commerce, and social strategy.

    Formerly CMO of Sweet Flower and Beboe brands hailed as the “Hermes of Cannabis”, from launch to acquisition by GTI (OTC: GTIBF) overseeing all THC and CBD marketing and brand initiatives, including concept, strategy, launch, and execution.

    Kiana’s career began in London, England where she held numerous positions in luxury fashion houses.

  • Mike is an expert social, digital media and content creation strategist, with over a decade worth of experience in the space. Prior to the launch of No.9, Mike worked as the senior social media director at Pursuit, one of the leading luxury real estate advertising agencies in NYC as well as Vice President of Social at Talent Resources. At Pursuit Mike went on to help grow the social and experiential business to include branded and influencer partnerships and while at Talent Resources he worked alongside some pop cultures leading faces such as Nina Agdal, Avril Lavigne, Dorinda Medley and represented them and their social/digital interests.



    Michael also writes for various media outlets such as Cool Hunting, highsnobiety, Modern Luxury and many others. Additionally, Michael also has his own personal brand on social media that he has grown and cultivated under the brand @NYDoorman where he documents travel, art and culture. Mike also shoots and edits content and joins No.9 as a partner to continue his work building brands holistically and along with developing their social, digital, influencer and content strategy.